JEE Main April Session Postponed amid rising Covid-19 Cases

# Apr 18, 2021 by Team Educere India

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JEE Main April Session Postponed amid rising Covid-19 Cases

New Delhi:  Amid rising COvid-19 cases the JEE Main 2021 April Session is postponed, the new dates of the examination will be declared later. The News of the same was declared by the Education Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal today on Twitter and the Public Notice for the same has also been displayed on the JEE Main Official website. Students can check the detailed Public Notice here: JEE Main April Session Postponed Notice.

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As per the Public Notice, it is declared that looking at the present situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and also taking into account the safety and well-being of the candidates and examination functionaries, it has been decided to postpone the JEE (Main) – 2021 April Session. The revised dates for the JEE (Main) – 2021 April session will be announced later on and at least 15 days before the examination.

In the meantime, NTA has advised the candidates to use this time to prepare themselves better for the examination. They can also take practice ( full length/ chapter wise) tests on the NTA Abhyas App from the comfort of their homes. They are also advised to keep visiting the official websites of NTA (www.nta.ac.in) and (https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/) for the latest updates. For any further clarification related to JEE (Main) - 2021 the candidates can contact 011-40759000 or send email at [email protected]

Earlier this year till now the two sessions of JEE Main 2021 have already been conducted in February and March respectively. Due to Covid-19 the Education Ministry and NTA had decided to conduct the JEE Main 2021 Four times to give multiple chances to students, also there was a change in Exam Pattern in which the candidates have option of attempting 5 of the 10 questions asked in the Section B of all three subjects namely: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics making it still a 75 Questions Paper but students can choose these 75 questions out of the total 90 questions.

The Total candidates who appeared in JEE Main February and March session was 620978 and 556248 respectively. The new JEE Main Exam Pattern for Paper 1- B.E/B.Tech is as follows:

JEE MAIN Exam Pattern 2021 for Paper 1 (BE/B.Tech):

This year JEE Main Exam Pattern divided into two sections i.e., Section A and Section B.

Particulars

B.Tech/BE

Mode of Examination

Computer Based Test (CBT)

Exam Duration

3 hours (180 minutes)

Sections

Section A: (MCQ’s)

Physics

Chemistry

Mathematics

Section B: (Numerical Based)

Physics

Chemistry

Mathematics

 

Total number of questions

90 questions

 

Section A: 20 questions from each subject.

 

Section B: 10 questions from each subject. (candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10 from Section B)

Type of question

MCQ’s and Numerical Based

Negative Marking

Section A: -1 will be deducted for every wrong answer (Only for MCQ’s)

 

Section B: No Negative Marking

Language of Paper

This Year JEE Main will be conducted in 13 regional languages. You can find the information regarding languages above.

 

JEE MAIN Exam Pattern 2021 of Paper 1 (BE/B.Tech) in Detail:

Subject

Distribution of Question

Marks

Section A

Section B

Mathematics

20 (MCQ’s)

10* (Numerical)

100

Physics

20 (MCQ’s)

10* (Numerical)

100

Chemistry

20 (MCQ’s)

10* (Numerical)

100

Total

90 questions

300 marks

Note: ‘*’ means that candidates have to attempt only 5 Numerical questions out of 10.

JEE MAIN Exam Pattern 2021 Marking Criteria for Paper 1 (BE/B.Tech):

Marking Scheme

For MCQs

For Numerical Value

Correct Answer

            +4

            +4

Incorrect Answer

            -1

            0

Unanswered

            0

            0

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